DENZEL'S DANCE PARTY

Locale: Washington's post-Oscars bash at Georgia, a new restaurant in which he has an investment
Guest List: Wesley Snipes, Debbie Allen and hubcap Norm Nixon (who is also a co-owner), Morgan Freeman, Natalie Cole, Alfre Woodard, John Singleton; at 3 a.m., Jaye Davidson, Liza Minnelli, and Billy Stritch arrived and closed the place down.
Food for Thought: Fried shrimp dipped in coconut batter, barbecued ribs, and frogs' legs
Best Moment: Minnelli cajoling Davidson to let down his hair and come out onto the dance floor. Davidson chose to stay on the sidelines.
Best Comment: ''Do I look disappointed?'' asked Oscar nominee Washington as his wife, Pauletta, and Debbie Allen led him onto the dance floor.

SWIFTY'S LAST STAND?

Locale: Spago
Guest List: Most of Hollywood's power players came for dinner. The stars (including Jack Nicholson, Elizabeth Taylor, Al Pacino, Sharon Stone, Miranda Richardson, and Jon Lovitz) stopped by after the show.
Most Unlikely Attendee: Political commentator John McLaughlin, who spent the night trying to convince QVC mogul Barry Diller to appear on his show
Food for Thought: Oven-roasted Alaskan white salmon with horseradish crust and potato puree with tomato fennel butter
Best Distraction: Riding in the limo the 100 yards east to Clint Eastwood's high-joy-factor party at the fashionable Nicky Blair's restaurant
Best Moment: Two tech-award winners holding their Oscars up through the sun roof of their limo as the 300-plus crowd outside Spago applauded
Overheard: Two women sizing up Stephen Rea: ''He seems like a harmless guy who you could go out on a date with and he wouldn't attack you.''

—Jeffrey Wells, Anne Thompson, Frank Spotnitz, Heidi Siegmund, Bill Higgins

Originally posted Apr 09, 1993 Published in issue #165 Apr 09, 1993 Order article reprints
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